FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FICOCC #2025-07
July - 2025
**All proud winners can get a Statuette if it is an individual prize. If the prize involves a team, they can obtain up to three Statuettes per prize.
** The cost of each Statuette is $ 178,00
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** The payment is made to the Festival Bank Account or paypal account ficocc.dolar@gmail.com:
Also you can use the link: paypal.me/ficocc
** Statuette features:
Height: 23 cm; Base: Diameter 6,5 cm
Made in Bronze
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** Send an email to:
ficocc2016@gmail.com, indicating: - Film title, - Name of representative, Phone, - Prize
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** The representative rides the shipping costs. Any questions, please write to the above address.
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**To make a credit card payment:
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July´s Winners
FICOCC #2025-07
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
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1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: The Ship Of Theseus, By Yijiao Liu. China
- Audience Award 2nd Place: What They Say About Carmen, By Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira. Portugal
- Audience Award 3rd Place: Don't Forget To Smile, By David Dulev. North Macedonia
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
Mom's Secret, By Matthijs Van Esveld- Netherlands
Best Comedy Short Film
The Uninvited Guest, By Benedikt Sebastian. United States
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
Card Game, By Isaac Middleton. United States
Best Student Short Film
The Ship Of Theseus, By Yijiao Liu. China
Best Indie Short Film
Don't Forget To Smile, By David Dulev. North Macedonia
Best Fantasy Short Film
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
Best Horror Short Film
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Treasure Of Ockra-Bane Redux, By Aj Spencer. United States
Best Lgbt Short Film
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
Best Musical Short Film
Translucent Wings, By Xiaonan Sui. United States
Best Experimental Short Film
Test Bed, By Hojin Lee. Korea
Best War Short Film
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
Best AI Short Film
Home, By Grant Hunter. United Kingdom
Best Super Short Film
Stage Left, God Right, By Tevin Tavares. United States
Best Animation Short Film
What They Say About Carmen, By Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira. Portugal
Best Documentary Short Film
A La Recherche Du Panda, By Deng Xiangfeng. China
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1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Arnav Agarwal - God & Country
Special Mention Director Short Film
Yijiao Liu - The Ship Of Theseus
Special Mention Director Short Film
Matthijs Van Esveld - Mom's Secret
Best Female Director Short Film
Carla Pekander - Wild Cloudberries
Best Young Director Short Film
David Dulev - Don't Forget To Smile
Best Director In Documentary Short Film
Deng Xiangfeng - A La Recherche Du Panda
​Best Screenplay Short Film
Yijiao Liu - The Ship Of Theseus
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Eve Ferretti - What They Say About Carmen
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Jacob Wayne-O'neill - God & Country
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Weitong Li - The Ship Of Theseus
Best Supporting Actor Short Film
Corey Landis - The Uninvited Guest
Best Lead Actress Short Film
Maja Ljutkov - Don't Forget To Smile
Best Young Actress Short Film
Rosalie Wegman - Mom's Secret
Best Cinematography Short Film
Ajeet Anand - God & Country
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Zimo Liu - The Ship Of Theseus
Best Lighting Short Film
Kristijan Vojdanovski - Don't Forget To Smile
Best Art Direction Short Film
Aleksandra Petkova Gianeli - Don't Forget To Smile
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Lim Se-Eun, Lee Ho-Jin - Test Bed
Best Sound Design Short Film
André Scheinkmann - What They Say About Carmen
Best Editing Short Film
Ethan Moody - The Uninvited Guest
Best Original Score Short Film
Marcelo Torrone - What They Say About Carmen
Special Mention Original Score Short Film
Huaxu Lin - The Ship Of Theseus
Best Production Short Film
Arnav Agarwal, Ajeet Anand, Aayush Singhal, Avneesh Prakash - God & Country
Special Mention Production Short Film
Blazhe Dulev - Don't Forget To Smile
Best Costume Design Short Film
Arnav Agarwal - God & Country
Best Vfx Short Film
Aayush Singhal - God & Country
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
New Year, By Shi Guoren. China
Best Drama Feature Film
New Year, By Shi Guoren. China
Best Indie Feature Film
El Susurro Del Amazonas, By Jose Chica. Colombia
Best Comedy Feature Film
Induced Effect, Rasheed Stephens United States
Best Social Feature Film
A Farewell To Youth, By Adam Jack. Canada
Best Animation Feature Film
I Want Her For Myself, By Tim Ross. United States
Best War Feature Film
Nuseirat 274, By Obada Albaghdadi. Qatar
Best Documentary Feature Film
Point Washington Outlaws, By Kirby Clements. United States
2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Shi Guoren - New Year
Special Mention Director Feature Film
Jose C Chica - El Susurro Del Amazonas
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Christian Alexander Derrick - I Wish I Could Stay
Best Screenplay Feature Film
New Year
Special Mention Screenplay Feature Film
Adam Jack - A Farewell To Youth
Best Screenplay In Documentary Feature Film
Mahmoud Abughalwa - Nuseirat 274
Best Lead Actress Feature Film
Alona Omelianenko - El Susurro Del Amazonas
Best Lead Actor Feature Film
Adam Jack - A Farewell To Youth
Special Mention Lead Actor Feature Film
New Year
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
Norman Johnson Jr. - Induced Effect
Special Mention Supporting Actor Feature Film
Matty Cardarople - A Farewell To Youth
Best Art Direction Feature Film
New Year
Best Cinematography Feature Film
El Susurro Del Amazonas
Best Cinematography In documentary Feature Film
Ibrahim Alotla - Nuseirat 274
Best Editing Feature Film
Kirby Clements - Point Washington Outlaws
Best Original Score Feature Film
Chris Kaiser - Induced Effect
Best Original Score In Documentary Feature Film
Universal Music Group - Nuseirat 274
Best Production Feature Film
Simon Santander - El Susurro Del Amazonas
Special Mention Production Feature Film
New Year
Best Production In Documentary Feature Film
Ibrahim Saber, Kawthar Abu Sadeh, Mohamed Alsawwaf, Obada Albaghdadi - Nuseirat 274
Best Sound Design Feature Film
El Susurro Del Amazonas
3.- Others
Best Video Clip
Amor Incierto, By David Martos Korvo, Jonatan Martos Korvo. Uruguay
Best Poster
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
Best Feature Screenplay
Gabriel Jeanne - Modern Frankenstein
Best Short Screenplay
David Glahn - Silent Sundays
Live Screening
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
The Uninvited Guest, By Benedikt Sebastian. United States
Don't Forget To Smile, By David Dulev. North Macedonia
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
Card Game, By Isaac Middleton. United States
The Ship Of Theseus, By Yijiao Liu. China
Mom's Secret, By Matthijs Van Esveld- Netherlands
What They Say About Carmen, By Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira. Portugal
Amor Incierto, By David Martos Korvo, Jonatan Martos Korvo. Uruguay
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
On August 04 at 17:00 will be the live screening of a selection of short films, at Osic Art Room, 02-08, Municipal Street, Regina Mall,
Puerto la Cruz 6023, Anzoategui, Venezuela.
FICOCC´s Official Selection: July – 2025
Short Films
A Door That Won't Open, By Dane Butler. Germany
A La Recherche Du Panda, By Deng Xiangfeng. China
Amor Incierto, By David Martos Korvo, Jonatan Martos Korvo. Uruguay
Card Game, By Isaac Middleton. United States
Dependent, By Khari Price. United States
Don't Forget To Smile, By David Dulev. North Macedonia
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
God Sees You, By Jerry Savage. United States
Home, By Grant Hunter. United Kingdom
Is A Man, By Mauricio Harmon. United States
It's All A Lie, By Eliseo Hayes. United States
Mom's Secret, By Matthijs Van Esveld- Netherlands
Narcissist, By Carl Coleman. United States
Red, By Dariel Carr. United States
See You Again, By Brantley Ford. United States
Stage Left, God Right, By Tevin Tavares. United States
Test Bed, By Hojin Lee. Korea, Republic Of, By
The Next Of Kin, By Florent Gouëlou. France
The Ship Of Theseus, By Yijiao Liu. China
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Treasure Of Ockra-Bane Redux, By Aj Spencer. United States
The Uninvited Guest, By Benedikt Sebastian. United States
Translucent Wings, By Xiaonan Sui. United States
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
What They Say About Carmen, By Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira. Portugal
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
Feature & Half Length Films
A Farewell To Youth, By Adam Jack. Canada
All I've Got & Then Some, By Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens. United States
El Susurro Del Amazonas, By Jose Chica. Colombia
I Want Her For Myself, By Tim Ross. United States
I Wish I Could Stay, By Christian A Derrick. United States
Induced Effect, Rasheed Stephens United States
Last Meeting, By Angelo Santini. Italy
Maria Gamboa - My First Fight Was Against Me. Olavo Romão Boa Morte Santiago. Portugal
New Year, By Shi Guoren. China
Nuseirat 274, By Obada Albaghdadi. Qatar
Point Washington Outlaws, By Kirby Clements. United States
Scammed, By Omari West. United States
See You Soon, By Winston Asdrubal. Colombia
Skin On Skin: The Rise & Fall Of The World's Largest Furrier, By Scott Hunter. United States
Time, By Izaiah Bishop. United States
Screenplay
Kill Her, By J M Carol. United States
Modern Frankenstein, By Gabriel Jeanne. Romania
Silent Sundays, By David Glahn. United States
Poster
God & Country, By Arnav Agarwal. United Kingdom
I Wish I Could Stay, By Christian A Derrick. United States
What They Say About Carmen, By Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira. Portugal
August´s Winners
FICOCC #2025-08
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov. Netherlands, Russian
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: Mother And Electricity, By Zhichun Zhou. China
- Audience Award 2nd Place: Maura, By Natassia Linn Malthe. Norway
- Audience Award 3rd Place: Amarre, By Tessie Garduño. United States
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
Mother And Electricity, By Zhichun Zhou. China
Best Comedy Short Film
A Strange Trip, By Mike L. Hall. United States
Best Romance Short Film
Sarhadein, By Mansoor R Qureshi, Syed Arshi Irshad. United States
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
The 2400, By David Scott Titus. United States
Best Student Short Film
Mackenzie, By Queenie Wang. Hong Kong
Best Indie Short Film
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov. Netherlands, Russian
Best Ai Short Film
Map Of Time — Episode 1: The Dawn Of Beginnings, By Taichi Kunigami. Japan
Best Horror Short Film
Amarre, By Tessie Garduño. United States
Best Thriller Short Film
Maura, By Natassia Linn Malthe. Norway
Best Super Short Film
Way To Fly, By Robert Hicks. United States
Best Animation Short Film
The Wall That Spoke, By Tarsha D Foster. United States
Best Documentary Short Film
The Lost Cows, By Ivo Sissolak. Venezuela
1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Zhi-Chun Zhou - Mother And Electricity
Special Mention Director Short Film
Grace Loeppky - The 2400
Special Mention Director Short Film
Max Gladkov - The Path To Enigma
Best Female Director Short Film
Natassia Malthe - Maura
Special Mention Female Director Short Film
Queenie Xinyue Wang - Mackenzie
Best Young Director Short Film
Kangwoo Moon - Lord Of The Tags
Special Mention Young Director Short Film
Viktoriia Grebeniuk - Not Scheduled Or Fighting To Learn
Special Mention Young Director Short Film
Seon Shim - The Cat That Lives In Your Dreams
Best Director In Documentary Short Film
Ivo Sissolak - The Lost Cows
Specisl Mention Director In Documentary Short Film
Jose Francisco Malave - A Greater Purpose
​Best Screenplay Short Film
Max Gladkov - The Path To Enigma
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Gernas Islam Abiska - I'm Not Work Anymore
Best Screenplay In Documentary Short Film
Yulma Garcia - A Greater Purpose
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Semyon Litvinov - The Path To Enigma
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Hussam Núñez - Amarre
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Olon Mcclendon - A Strange Trip
Amalie Njaastad - Mirror Effect
Best Supporting Actor Short Film
Estanislao Marín - Amarre
Best Lead Actress Short Film
Fei Zuo - Mother And Electricity
Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film
Eden Sharon - Fucked Up
Best Young Actor Short Film
Harry Sibson - Lord Of The Tags
Best Young Actress Short Film
Ellen Aabol - Maura
Best Cinematography Short Film
Innokentiy Vakhrin - The Path To Enigma
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Grace Loeppky - The 2400
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Mackenzie
Best Lighting Short Film
Rebekka Grendal - Maura
Special Mention Lighting Short Film
Yuchi Zhao - Mother And Electricity
Best Art Direction Short Film
Natassia Malthe - Maura
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Zimeng Luo - Mother And Electricity
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Paulina Hernández - Amarre
Best Sound Design Short Film
Aaron Hatch - A Strange Trip
Special Mention Sound Design Short Film
Simon S Skjong - Maura
Best Editing Short Film
Zhi-Chun Zhou - Mother And Electricity
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Nikolay Lobzhanidze - The Path To Enigma
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Robert Hicks - Way To Fly
Best Original Score Short Film
Anastasia Listopadova - The Path To Enigma
Special Mention Original Score Short Film
Sarhadein
Best Production Short Film
Gernas Islam Abiska - I'm Not Work Anymore
Special Mention Production Short Film
Kiel Robinson - All The Kings Horses
Best Production In Documentary Short Film
Soojin Lee - Eko – No Man’s Land, Echoes Of Chance
Best Make-Up Short Film
Montse Petlacalco - Amarre
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
My World So Warm Because Of You, By Liu Xiaofei. China
Best Drama Feature Film
Lost World 2020, By Mitra Mazumder. India
Best Horror Feature Film
Death Comes Calling, By Stew Replogle. United States
Best Indie Feature Film
Through The Eyes Of Lóránt, By Demeter Lorant. Hungary
Best Documentary Feature Film
Iran: The Great Game, By Igor Lopatonok. United States
Best Studen Half – Length Film
Lord Of The Tags, By Kangwoo Moon. New Zealand
2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Liu Xiaofei - My World So Warm Because Of You
Special Mention Director Feature Film
Mitra Mazumder - Lost World 2020
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Igor Lopatonok - Iran: The Great Game
Best Screenplay Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Best Lead Actor Feature Film
Dipendranath Bhattacharya - Lost World 2020
Special Mention Lead Actor Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Best Young Actress Feature Film
Lhana Richard - Death Comes Calling
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Best Art Direction Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Special Mention Art Direction Feature Film
Jeanne Replogle, Pedro Pimentel - Death Comes Calling
Best Cinematography Feature Film
Animesh Biswas - Lost World 2020
Special Mention Cinematography Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Best Production Feature Film
My World So Warm Because Of You
Best Sound Design Feature Film
Bill Galatis - Death Comes Calling
3.- Others
Best Video Clip
Falling Under, By Emily Kathleen. United States
Best Poster
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov
Best Feature Screenplay
Rain Story - Two Old Libbies 2
Best Short Screenplay
Vini Hedglen - Mercy
Live Screening
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov. Netherlands, Russian
Maura, By Natassia Linn Malthe. Norway
Amarre, By Tessie Garduño. United States
I'm Not Work Anymore, By Gernas Islam Abışka. Turkey
The 2400, By David Scott Titus. United States
Mackenzie, By Queenie Wang. Hong Kong
Mother And Electricity, By Zhichun Zhou. China
The Lost Cows, By Ivo Sissolak. Venezuela
The Wall That Spoke, By Tarsha D Foster. United States
A Strange Trip, By Mike L. Hall. United States
On September 04 at 17:00 will be the live screening of a selection of short films, at Osic Art Room, 02-08, Municipal Street, Regina Mall,
Puerto la Cruz 6023, Anzoategui, Venezuela.
FICOCC´s Official Selection: August – 2025
Short Films
1, By Pang Guolin. China
A Coffee, By Bruce Foster. United States
A Greater Purpose, By Jose Francisco Malave. United States
A Strange Trip, By Mike L. Hall. United States
All The Kings Horses, By Kiel Robinson. United Kingdom
Amarre, By Tessie Garduño. United States
Eko – No Man’s Land, Echoes Of Chance, By Soojin Lee. Korea
Falling Under, By Emily Kathleen. United States
Finally, By Liam Rivera. Colombia
Fucked Up, By Ofir Amsalem. Israel
Huldredans, By Eskil Hoel Abrahamsen. Norway
I Don't Know Who I Am, By Charlotte Marie. France
I'm Not Work Anymore, By Gernas Islam Abışka. Turkey
Lord Of The Tags, By Kangwoo Moon. New Zealand
Mackenzie, By Queenie Wang. Hong Kong
Map Of Time — Episode 1: The Dawn Of Beginnings, By Taichi Kunigami. Japan
Maura, By Natassia Linn Malthe. Norway
Mirror Effect , By Natassia Linn Malthe. Norway
Mother And Electricity, By Zhichun Zhou. China
New Dawn, By Luo Bin. China
Not Scheduled Or Fighting To Learn, By Viktoriia Grebeniuk. Ukraine
Player, By Gary Ward. United States
Salvadora, By Jenkins. United States
Sarhadein, By Mansoor R Qureshi, Syed Arshi Irshad. United States
Tell Me A Story, By Bary Patel. India
The 2400, By David Scott Titus. United States
The Cat That Lives In Your Dreams, By Seon Shim. United States
The Governor, By Ronald Reed. United States
The Lost Cows, By Ivo Sissolak. Venezuela
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov. Netherlands, Russian
The Wall That Spoke, By Tarsha D Foster. United States
Vampires, By Carl Long. United States
Way To Fly, By Robert Hicks. United States
Feature & Half Length Films
A Single Question, By Zachary Alexander. United States
Death Comes Calling, By Stew Replogle. United States
God's Mercy, By Mason Hayes. United States
Iran: The Great Game, By Igor Lopatonok. United States
Lost World 2020, By Mitra Mazumder. India
My World So Warm Because Of You, By Liu Xiaofei. China
Tears, By Isaac Sullivan. United States
The Pattern, By Lori Wallace. United States
Through The Eyes Of Lóránt, By Demeter Lorant. Hungary
Screenplay
Hercules And Me - True Story Of A Boy Who Turned Disability Into Destiny, By Subhranil Dhar. United States
Mercy, By Vini Hedglen. United States
The Inconspicuous Hero, By Julie Kusano. United States
The Woman In The Mirror, By Kimber Leigh. United States
Threshold, By Lena Sami. United States
Two Old Libbies 2, By Rain Story. United States
Poster
I'm Not Work Anymore, By Gernas Islam Abışka. Turkey
The Path To Enigma, By Max Gladkov. Netherlands, Russian
The Wall That Spoke, By Tarsha D Foster. United States